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Higher levels of bisphenol A could be linked to a decrease in pediatric lung function, researchers at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine found. According to the research, increased BPA levels were associated with the decrease of two lung function parameters in children.

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Industrial facilities that release bisphenol-A into the atmosphere can lead to increased BPA levels in the surrounding environment, threatening wildlife and people, according to a new study. "In addition, we were startled to find that BPA concentrations were up to ten times higher in the water near known atmospheric release sites," said researcher Don Tillitt.

A University of Calgary study released this week found that bisphenol S, which was once considered a safe alternative to bisphenol A, causes disruptions to normal brain cell growth in zebra fish. The researchers found that BPA also causes the same disruptions at different levels.

Pregnant women who are exposed to bisphenol A may face an increased risk of giving birth to a child with breathing problems, according to a new study. The study looked at 400 women and their children and linked every 10-fold increase of BPA in the mother's urine to a 14% decrease in child breathing function at age four. "We need to take a precautionary approach," said U.S. Institute of Neurotoxicology & Neurological Disorders Director Steven Gilbert.

Low levels of food contaminants such as bisphenol A caused metabolic changes and increased the risks of obesity in mice, researchers found. "With this study, we have succeeded in providing proof-of-concept that low doses of contaminants, even at levels normally considered to be without health impacts in humans, do in fact affect humans when subjected to chronic exposure, and when the contaminants are combined with a high-calorie diet," said INSERM's Brigitte Le Magueresse Battistoni, who led the study.

A new study published in Kidney International suggests that kidney and heart disease should be added to the risks to children associated with overexposure to bisphenol-A. Researchers at New York University found a correlation between high levels of BPA in the urine of children and adolescents and high levels of the protein albumin, which builds up when kidneys are damaged.